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    Default Orange & Black colors cat.

    Appreciate if anyone can id it. It is like 1cm long. Thanks

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    What plant was it on?
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    Quote Originally Posted by atronox View Post
    What plant was it on?
    sorry, not sure, it is a kind of jungle plant.

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    Thx. Won't be able to say much if foodplant is not known.
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    ok, it hatched yesterday. Here are the pic and its pupa.


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    I think you had better transfer this to the Moth forum so Roger can ID it.

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    Cyclosia nivipetens

    Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae

    (identified from Endo & Kishida, 1999; Day-Flying Moths - Chalcosiinae, Epicopeia. Endless Collection Series vol. 8. Endless Science Information, Tokyo.)

    cheers,

    Roger.
    Roger C. KENDRICK Ph.D.

    C & R Wildlife, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong S.A.R.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hkmoths View Post
    Cyclosia nivipetens

    Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae

    (identified from Endo & Kishida, 1999; Day-Flying Moths - Chalcosiinae, Epicopeia. Endless Collection Series vol. 8. Endless Science Information, Tokyo.)

    cheers,

    Roger.

    Thank you, Roger

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